Description
Rapid Age Regression is a technique adapted from John Watkins’ Affect Bridge as a way to access the unconscious origins of a psychological problem. This can provide a basis for therapeutic intervention with a wide variety of clients who have intense affect associated with the problem. The hypnotic induction focuses on this negative affect, using the portal of the pre-existing trance so the clinician can address the root cause of the affect at an unconscious level.
This material is a collection of seven demonstrations of this technique along with in-depth analysis and explanation of the clinical model and the steps of the technique. Five of these are from demonstrations Terry Argast Ph.D. conducted during the Southern California Society for Ericksonian Psychotherapy and Hypnosis training programs from 1993 and 1994. Two are from actual therapy sessions with clients.
The didactic material is taken from a special workshop conducted in August of 1994. During this workshop, Dr. Argast explained the clinical model in depth. When possible, follow-up information about how the experience has impacted the subject has been included. The discussion segments after the demonstrations have been edited, but the actual demonstrations are unedited other than as necessary to protect patient confidentiality.
